The Japanese government plans to launch a system by the end of fiscal 2022 to have over 20,000 personnel help elderly people with their smartphones and other digital devices, it was learned Wednesday.
People aged 60 and older as well as individuals between 18 and 59 with chronic health conditions or at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms if infected with the coronavirus will be eligible for the second booster shots, starting Wednesday.
Japan is considering making the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions eligible for fourth coronavirus vaccine shots, in line with recommendations by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, government sources said Tuesday.
Some 8.7% and 8% of children said they were looking after their parents because of their mental disorder or physical disability, respectively.
The Japanese government Friday adopted a bill to revise the road traffic law to realize mobility services with Level 4 autonomy, which does not require a driver in the vehicle.
The study suggests that because dog and cat owners take more regular exercise and have closer social relationships than non-owners, the onset of disability is delayed as older adults who were currently dog owners had a significantly lower odds ratio of onset of disability.
Pressure on medical institutions is mounting amid a surge in the number of elderly COVID-19 patients being hospitalized and delays in the transfer of recuperating patients to backup facilities.
Record-high COVID deaths have been logged on several days amid the sixth wave of the pandemic, with the cumulative toll exceeding 20,000 as of Friday.
The suspect has told investigators that he was thinking of killing himself, the doctor and other staffers. The suspect was quoted by investigative sources as saying he was angry at the quality of his mother’s care by the medical team.
The nationwide number of such patients hit a record high of some 264,000 as of Tuesday, up about 14-fold from two weeks earlier.
Barrier Free Japan